Beer-faucet.



.i WILHELM enrnssna,'or"s'r. LOUIS, Mi'sSOUnI.

BEER-Farrow."

,A To all whom t 'mag/#concern vBe it known that I, WILHELM Gninssnn,

valve` and valve-operating means of a faucet of the type specified. A

An embodiment of vthe invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whereof z-v-V Y v Y yFigure 1 isa vertical sectional View, showing the attachment andmounting of the -improved faucet; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of'Fig. 1; and Fig.

3 is a detail perspective viewof one of the elements includedV in the valve-operating means. v Y s In said drawings, 1 designates, generally, the bottom portion of the afore-mentioned tank, which may be of any desired construction and is incased or embedded in a concrete wall or covering 2, the concrete also covering the protecting casing of the valve and its operatingmeans.

In the bottom wall of the tank, there is formed an opening 3 wherein is fitted the upper end of a vertical sleeve 4 that constitutes one of the parts of the said protective casing, the sleeve end being prefer ably provided with an out-turned beveled ange 5 that is held from turningin its seat by means of spurs, orsimilar pointed projections 6. Thelower portion vof this sleeve is externally threaded and carries a suitable clamping nut 7- and an interposed washer 8, these parts coperatingwith the flange 5 to clamp the sleeve firmly in place. Within said sleeve is tted a vertical pipe 9 which is in threaded engagement therewith at its upper end, the relative positions of the sleeve and pipe beingfixed through the agency' of cooperating abutting shoulders 10 and 11V provided thereon., Pipe 9 terminates at its` upper end substantially coincident with sleeve 4 but its lower end projects beyond that of the said sleeve into a hollow horizontal cylinder 12 which is closed Specification of vLetter-s. Patent.

applicati@ mea Deeember 12, 1912. serial No. 736,410. j

hereinafter v Patented oet. 12; 17915,

at vits rear. endv'and constitutesthe other y,part or element of the protectivecasing, the upper portion Vof this'cylinder having anl open? ing 13 throughwhich the' pipe 9`eXtends and Y in whichthe lower endl of sleeve 4 is fitted.

At. its lower end, pipeQfis provided with a forwardly-extending lateral branch or elbow 14 in wliich s fittedk the rear end ofa pipe .15 that 'projects'v through a centralopening in the plate 16 atthe frontend of thecylin-y der, the said cylinder end lying flush 'with'. the outer face of the concrete wall 2 and,

having plate 16 removably connected `toit 1n anywdesired manner.l The front endof pipe 15, in turn,is reducediand eXteriorly threaded Landis connected by cap-.nut 17,`

or the like, to a downwardlyfcur'ved noz- LZieiagy j A The valve, kwhich controls Vthe passagev 0f the beer `or other liquid through the pipes 9 and 15 and the'nozzle 18, is'here shown as in the form of a plate or disk 19 that iits'in a lseat 20 formed by beveling the upper end face or edge of pipe 9, and is con-` nected, integrally or otherwise, to a depending aXial stemor valve rod 21.v |The valve I j and valve Vstem or rod are arranged for vertical movement, andthe said stem is centered and guidedduring its movements by means of a iXed spider 22, through whose perfo# rated `hub the stem slides, the valve being normally held in closed position through the agency of a downwardly-acting spring 23 lthat bears at opposite ends against the spider hub and the upper'of a pairV of nuts 24 fitted upon the threaded portion of the stem. j

To raise the valve against the action ofits controlling spring, for thepurpose of opening communication between the tank and that engages "the lower end of the, .valve fulcrumed in a bearingv seat 27 formed in rthe, bottom of pipe 9, at the junction of its vertical andl horizontal arms, and is here shown as comprising a pair of vertical wings 28, arranged in spaced parallel relation,and

la base-29 which connects the "lower edges of said wings and is thickened andvrounded at Aits rearv end to form the fulcrunn These. wings have a somewhat triangular shape, andtheir apices are directed 'for-Y VVVfaucet, there is provideda deviceA which preferablypconsists, 'asjshown,of a rocker .25

' piece or handle 38.

wardly and are formed with alining openings for the reception of the ends of a crosspin 30. Gn said pin` is'l'oosely mounted a sleeve 31 formed with a lateral arm 3 2 that projects forwardly into engagement with the socketed head 33 provided on `the rear` vided on the nozzle 18 in line with saidk hubs. The hub of the spider 34 is enlarged and extended rearwardly, thus forming a socket or cap 37 which receives the rod head 33 and serves to'limit the'outward movementof the push-rod. At its outer end, the push-rod carries a button, or similar finger- Inward movement of the push-'rod 26 will, therefore, effect an upward and rearward swinging movement of rocker 25', with the' obvious result that the valve stem, which normally rests at its lower end upon the base of the rocker, will be raised, carrying the valve 19 with it and thus opening communication between the faucet and the tank. When the pressure upon the push-rod is removed, the several parts will be automatically returned to their respective initial positions, through the agency of the spring 23.

It will be seen that the lower end ofthe valve rod or stem 21 is in movable engage- Vment with the base 29 of the rocker 25 or said valve rod simply has a contacting bearing on the base of the rocker' and as the latter is operated through the medium of the push rod 26 theV upper surface of the base with which the lower end of the stem or rod 21 has engagement practically operates as a cam surface on which the lower end of said stem or rod has movement. By this means the valve stem or rod 21 is always maintained in true vertical position. Moreover, the lateral arm 32 of the sleeve 31 has only contacting engagement with the socket of the head 33 and as a consequence vthe connection or operating means between the'push rod 26 and valve stem or rod 21 is unattached toeither the push rod or valve rod and both of the latter parts operate without the least deflection from their norvmalpositions, thereby reducing wear on the vthe valve mechanism 1s the operating extremity of the push rod 26 and Vits linger piece, handle or pressure head 38. Moreover, the pipe 9 with its lateral branch or elbow 14 and the pipe 15 are mainly inclosed within the sleeve 4 and the cylinder 12 and the said pipes and the valve mechanism therein are thus very fully protected.

1. In a faucet of the class specified, the combination of a pair of pipes connected end to end at right angles, the one pipe being provided with a nozzle at its free end, a valve seated in the free end of the other pipe and having an axial stem depending through the interior of the said pipe, an operating rod slidably mounted in the interior of the pipe having the nozzle and projecting exteriorly of the said nozzle, and means dispose'd whollywithin the pipes Aadjacent to the juncture of the latter and loosely engaged by the end of the valve rod and of the push rod, the valve rod being provided with means for restoring all of the parts to normal position when released.

2. In a faucet, the combination of a vertical pipe, a valve seated in the upper end of said pipe and provided with a depending operating'rod arrangedin the interior thereof, a horizintal'pipe connected at its lower end to the lower end of the vertical pipe and provided at its outer end with a nozzle, a slidable push rod axially mounted within said horizontal pipe and projecting through the nozzle for operation, and a rocking means interposed between the inner adjacent ends of the valve rod `and push rod and with which the latter rods have loose contacting engagement, the rockingimeans being wholly inclosed within a portion of the vertical pipe. j

3. In a faucet, the combination ofa vertical and a horizontal pipe connected end to end at right angles, the horizontal pipe being provided with a nozzle, a valve seated in the free end of the verticalrpipe and having an axial rod depending through and arrangedy wholly within the vertical pipe, a rocker wholly inclosed within the pipes at the junction thereof and having one portion loosely bearing and fulcruming lupon the lower portion of the vertical pipe and provided with a base on which the lower end of the valve rod has unattachedcont'acting bearing, and a push rod mounted in the horizontal pipe and having the inner end portion thereof also loosely engaging a part ofthe rocker, the valve rod being provided with means for restoring all of the parts to normal position when released.

4. ln a faucet, the combination of vertical and horizontal pipes connected end to end at right angles, the horizontal pipe being provided with `a nozzle at its free end, valve seated in the free'end ofv the vertical pipe and having an axial rod arranged wholly withinA and depending through the interior of the vertical pipe, a rocker mounted within and Wholly inclosed by the said pipes at the junction thereof and having a rounded extremity loosely bearing and fulcruming upon the lower portion of the vertical pipe and also provided with a base on which the lower end of the valve rod has loose contacting bearing, an arm pivotally connected to the upper portion of the rocker, an operating rod slidably mounted in the interior of the horizontal pipe and projecting exteriorly through the nozzle and also having at its inner end a socletedhead wherein the arm of the rocker loosely vprojects and bears upon said head for swinging the rocker v inwardly to elevate the valve rod and open the valve, and means engaging the valve rod for restoring all of the parts to normal position when the operating'rod is released.

5. In a faucet,l the combination of a vertical pipe provided at its upper end with a valve, a horizontal pipe vconnected at its lower end to the lower end'of the vertical pipe and provided at its outer end with a nozzle, a valve rod depending from the valve at the upper endpof the vertical pipe pipe and havingits outer extremity projecting through the nozzle, means in the rlower portion of the vertical pipe and wholly inclosed by the latter and engaged by the lower end of the valve rod and the inner extremity of the operating push rod whereby the push rod is caused to eleva-te the valve rod and open the valve, the said means being loosely disposed in the lower portion of the vertical pipe, and means on the valve rod for restoring the parts to normal position when the push rod is released.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, WILHELM eninssnn.

Witnesses:

B. E. LA DRIERE, T. E. ItroHnsoN.v

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